Explanation for Question 31 From the Writing Section on the 2017 April Sat
Question 31 asks which choice gives a second reason and additional support 2 for the main reason, main idea of the paragraph. 3 Excuse me. So what we're doing in this paragraph is we're talking about how 4 Guild members discarded the plan to hoist the statue to an exterior brought dress. 5 In other words, they decided instead that it would stand outside of the 6 town hall. So we're talking about the placement of the statue 7 and how the decision was made to put it outside town hall. 8 So inline with this sort of thinking, 9 the question asks us to find an additional, 10 an additional reason or support for this idea that the plan 11 was discarded to points a statue to an exterior buttress. 12 So they, they didn't want to voice it up outside. 13 They wanted it out in front of town hall. And one of the reasons 14 that might connect best to this is going to be choice D it was 15 at eight tons, far too heavy. 16 So that identifies a good reason why the Guild members would have rejected this 17 plan to hoist it up high outside. 18 Um, the other answer choices, the no change option, 19 which discusses its comparison to other Renaissance depictions, 20 um, choice, be talking about a favorite biblical story and choice C talking about 21 the symbolism involved. Um, none of these answer choices really reflect a good reason 22 for the statute and not be displayed up high on exterior 23 buttress, but rather outside in front, 24 on the ground. Um, the only answer choice that really achieved that, 25 that goal of establishing a a second additional reason is going to 26 be choice D so that's our correct answer for 31.